Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 9
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

HILLSIDE CLUBHOUSE 

Rehabilitation and assistance of adult individuals disabled by mental or physical illness
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age
Established: 24 years

www.hillsideclubhouse.org.uk

enquiries@hillsideclubhouse.org.uk

02077006408

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£1,087£1,111£-25£13£1,096£5485.933256
31/03/22£1,146£1,122£25£12£1,121£9109.730150
31/03/21£1,121£1,117£4£11£1,096£8959.629144
31/03/20£1,102£1,077£25£11£1,092£8639.629371
31/03/19£1,106£1,105£0£11£1,068£8579.330388
31/03/18£1,036£909£128£11£1,067£83911.1250
31/03/17£830£730£99£10£940£70911.6160
31/03/16£829£654£174£19£840£61811.3170
31/03/15£756£629£127£21£666£4378.3160
31/03/14£569£548£22£19£539£3227130
31/03/13£520£428£92£19£517£2928.280
31/03/12£451£431£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£595£349£246£21£405£1575.460
31/03/10£298£310£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£341£290£50£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£272£292£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£323£301£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£265£247£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£234£246£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£236£226£9£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 15%
Liabilities/Income: 17%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 50%
Reserves/Spending: 5.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 14.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 33 employees
  • 256 volunteers
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
City Bridge Trust£231,960
Henry Smith Charity£138,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Cripplegate Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 07/10/2022
Hillside core cost
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Hillside Clubhouse
£10,000 06/10/2021
Catalyst
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hillside Clubhouse
£225,000 08/12/2020
£225,000 over 5 years (£43,200; £44,000; £45,000; £45,800; £47,000) towards the salary and associated costs of a f/t Clubhouse Worker.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Hillside Clubhouse
£6,960 11/06/2020
£6,960 towards three months of costs as outlined in your application form
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Hillside Clubhouse
£10,000 10/07/2019
Catalyst
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hillside Clubhouse
£138,000 12/06/2019
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Director at a rehabilitation project for people with severe and enduring mental health problems in the London Borough of Islington
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Hillside Clubhouse
£10,000 04/10/2017
Catalyst
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hillside Clubhouse
£92,000 08/12/2016
36
towards two years' continuation funding of the salary of the Director at a rehabilitation project for people with severe mental health problems in the London Boroughs of Islington, Camden and Haringey
National Lottery Community Fund - Recovery!
£397,908 23/02/2015
47
Not Available
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Hillside Clubhouse
£83,600 05/12/2013
24
towards two years' salary of the Executive Director of a rehabilitation project for people with severe mental health problems in the London Boroughs of Islington, Camden and Haringey
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Hillside Clubhouse
£30,000 06/02/2012
the salary of a Clubhouse Support Worker
National Lottery Community Fund - Recovery!
£257,862 19/01/2012
48
This project aims to reduce social isolation and improve life skills, health, education and employment amongst those with mental health issues. Beneficiaries will be offered a personalised package of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Glass Bubble
£10,000 23/06/2011
12
This is a project by a charity in Islington. The charity will use funding to purchase soundproof glass room dividers for their community building. This will enable the group to create a dedicated ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Hillside Clubhouse
£30,000 25/06/2008
24
Towards Project costs Towards the salary of a part-time clubhouse worker to develop an external catering project to offer real work and training opportunities for people with mental health problems.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 44-65
  • KOK WAH YIP Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Associate, Financial Conduct Authority
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/05/2000, number: 1080735
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/01/2000, number: 03912530
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit A
30 North Road
London
N7 9GJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OR IMPAIRMENT OF ANY DESCRIPTION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING, OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF, PSYCHO-SOCIAL REHABILITATIVE SERVICES IN ORDER THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS MAY REGAIN THEIR CONFIDENCE AND SKILLS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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